Molecular Detection of Candidatus Orientia chuto in Wildlife, Saudi Arabia

Scrub typhus is a zoonosis caused by 3 species of Orientia bacteria, including Candidatus Orientia chuto. This species is known only from a human case in Dubai and infections in wildlife in Kenya. We report molecular detection of Candidatus O. chuto in 2 wild rodent species from Saudi Arabia.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alkathiry, Hadil A., Alghamdi, Samia Q., Morgan, Holly E.J., Noll, Madeleine E., Khoo, Jing J., Alagaili, Abdulaziz N., Makepeace, Benjamin L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9881777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36692446
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221131
Descripción
Sumario:Scrub typhus is a zoonosis caused by 3 species of Orientia bacteria, including Candidatus Orientia chuto. This species is known only from a human case in Dubai and infections in wildlife in Kenya. We report molecular detection of Candidatus O. chuto in 2 wild rodent species from Saudi Arabia.

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